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Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

Buses evacuate Islamic State fighters from key border region

A convoy of buses and ambulances evacuated hundreds of Islamic State fighters and their families from the Lebanon-Syria border region after an unprecedented deal was struck this week.

Syrian state television showed the departure of the jihadists under Syrian military escort on Monday.

The convoy was headed for eastern Syria and was part of a ceasefire that came after a week-long battle, reports Reuters.

Video of that engagement showed the Syrian army and fighters from Hezbollah - a Shia Islamist militant group and political party - pounding Islamic State positons in the mountain region close to the Lebanon border last week.

The jihadist fighters were hit by a fierce barrage fired by tanks, rocket artillery and heavy machine guns.

Monday's transfer ends any insurgent presence on the Syria-Lebanon border, an important goal for the Lebanon government and Hezbollah..

It also marks the first time Islamic State has publicly agreed to a forced evacuation from territory it held in Syria.